Hellertown

Population: 6,119
Median household income: $76,657
Median home value: $242,500

Hellertown, a community in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, has 6,119 residents. At $76,657, its median household income sits below Northampton County's $86,687.

From 2019 to 2023, Hellertown's population grew 4.9% from 5,831 to 6,119, while its median home value rose 30.8% from $185,400 to $242,500.

30.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 68.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,119
Median age: 42.7 yrs
Median household income: $76,657
Median home value: $242,500
Median gross rent: $1,227
Housing units: 2,606
Homeownership rate: 68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,8316,119

Median household income

$68,100$76,657

Median home value

$185,400$242,500

Median gross rent

$995$1,227

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,831	$68,100	$185,400	$995
2020	5,835	$68,882	$185,100	$1,011
2021	6,108	$70,664	$190,900	$1,183
2022	6,109	$76,579	$221,900	$1,249
2023	6,119	$76,657	$242,500	$1,227

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	358	5.9%
5 to 17	950	15.5%
18 to 24	345	5.6%
25 to 34	726	11.9%
35 to 44	855	14.0%
45 to 54	712	11.6%
55 to 64	877	14.3%
65 to 74	653	10.7%
75 and over	643	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,169	84.5%
Black or African American	81	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	51	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	57	0.9%
Two or more races	90	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	671	11.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.1%

High school graduate36.2%

Some college or associate's28.6%

Bachelor's degree18.8%

Graduate or professional degree11.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	226	5.1%
High school graduate	1,617	36.2%
Some college or associate's	1,276	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	838	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	509	11.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone75.3%

Carpooled1.6%

Public transit2.1%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home16.4%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,220	75.3%
Carpooled	46	1.6%
Public transit	63	2.1%
Walked	67	2.3%
Bicycle	32	1.1%
Worked from home	484	16.4%
Other means	38	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	747	30.3%
15 to 29 min	1,041	42.2%
30 to 44 min	296	12.0%
45 to 59 min	147	6.0%
60+ min	235	9.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 5.5% (327 of 5,949)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,424	58.1%
Nonfamily households	1,028	41.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,452	94.1%
Vacant	154	5.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,688	68.8%
Renter-occupied	764	31.2%

1-unit, detached59.7%

1-unit, attached19.6%

2 to 4 units10.4%

5 to 19 units4.7%

20 or more units5.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,556	59.7%
1-unit, attached	511	19.6%
2 to 4 units	272	10.4%
5 to 19 units	123	4.7%
20 or more units	144	5.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4233744
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.31 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.5813, -75.3379